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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Significant point or event in the project






2. Technique for estimating that applies a weighted average of optimistic - pessimistic and most likely estimates when there is uncertainty with the individual activity estimates






3. Partially complete document in a predefined format that provides a defined structure for collecting - organizing and presenting information and data






4. Information system consisting of tools and techniques to gather - integrate and disseminate the outputs of project management processes.






5. A method of estimating a component of work. the work is decomposed into more detail. an estimate is prepared of what is needed to meet the requirements of each of the lower - more detailed pieces of work - and these estimates are then aggregated into






6. Work breakdown structure component below the control account with known work content but without detailed schedule activities.






7. Something toward which work is to be directed - a strategic position to be attained - or a purpose to be achieved - a result to be obtained - a product to produced or a service to be performed






8. A documented tabulation of schedule activities that shows the activity description - activity identifier - and a sufficiently detailed scope of work description so project team members understand what work is to be performed






9. Project schedule network diagram drawn in such a way that the position and length of the schedule activity represents its duration. bar chart that includes schedule network logic






10. Document that specifies in a complete precise verifiable manner the requirements - design behavior or other characteristics of a system component - product - result or service






11. An estimating technique that uses a statistical relationship between historical data and other variables (sq. foot in construction - lines of code in software development) to calculate an estimate for activity parameters such as scope - cost - budget






12. The expected total cost of a schedule activity - a work breakdown structure component or the project when the defined scope of work will be completed. Calculated based on performance to date or estimated by the project team based on other factors






13. Hierarchal organization where each employee has one clear superior and staff are grouped by areas of specialization and managed by a person with expertise in that area.






14. Processes and activities of the performing organization that determine quality policies - objectives and responsibilities so that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken






15. Requests to expand or reduce the project scope - modify policies - processes - plans or procedures - modify costs or budgets - or revise schedules






16. Describes how the project management team will implement the performing organizations quality plan.






17. Approved integrated scope-schedule-cost plan for the project work against which project execution is compared to measure and manage performance






18. Identifying all people or organizations impacted by the project and documenting relevant information regarding their interest - involvement and impact on project success






19. Reserve






20. One or more numerical or text values that identify characteristics of the work or in some way categorize the schedule activity that allows filtering and ordering of activities within reports






21. Total number of work periods required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component.






22. Schedule activity that follows a predecessor activity as determined by their logical relationship






23. Buyer pays the seller a set amount (as defined by the contract) and the seller can earn an additional amount if the seller meets defined performance criteria






24. Schematic display of the logical relationships among the project schedule activities. drawn from left to right.






25. Those processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy project objectives






26. Category or rank used to distinguish items that have the same functional use but do not share the same requirements for quality






27. The value of work performed expressed in terms of the approved budget assigned to that work for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. ALSO BCWP.






28. Directing - managing - performing and accomplishing the project work - providing the deliverables and providing work performance information






29. A condition or situation favorable to the project - a positive set of circumstances - a positive set of events - a risk that will have a positive impact.






30. A point that is not settled or is under discussion or over which there are opposing views or disagreements






31. Narrative description of the project scope - including major deliverables - project assumptions - project constraints and a description of work that provides a documented basis for making future project decisions and for confirming or developing a co






32. The statue - quality or sense of being restricted to a given course of action or inaction. an applicable restriction or limitation - either internal or external to a project - which will affect the performance of the project or a process.






33. A technique that explores the accuracy of assumptions and identifies risks to the project from inaccuracy - inconsistency - or incompleteness of assumptions






34. An entry in the work breakdown structure that can be at any level






35. Analytical technique that uses three cost or duration estimates to represent optimistic - most likely and pessimistic scenarios.






36. Someone with management authority over an organizational unit within a functional organization.






37. Logical grouping of project management inputs - tools and techniques and outputs. includes initiating processes - planning processes - executing processes - monitoring and controlling processes and closing processes. NOT project phases






38. Model used in conjunction with manual methods or project management software to perform schedule network analysis to generate the project schedule for use in managing the executing or a project






39. Multiple attributes associated with each schedule activity that can be included within the activity list. activity attributes include activity codes - predecessor activities - successor activities - logical relationships - leads and lags - resource r






40. Group of persons with a shared objective who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting fact to face.






41. Centralized management of one or more portfolios - which includes identifying - prioritizing - authorizing - managing and controlling projects - programs and related work - to achieve specific strategic business objectives






42. Modification of a logical relationship that directs a delay in the successor activity. activity with a 10 day lag - cannot start until 10 days after an activity is finished






43. Expected cost needed to complete all the remaining work for a schedule activity - work breakdown structure component or project.






44. The process of defining and documenting stakeholder needs to meet project objectives






45. Source of variation that is not inherent in the system - is not predictable - and it intermittent. also referred to as assignable cause.






46. Analysis. a statistical technique that calculates the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen. used in decision tree analysis.






47. Permission and direction to begin work on a specific schedule activity or work package or control account. sanctions project work to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time - and in the proper sequence






48. Auditing the quality requirements and the results from quality control measurements to ensure appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used






49. Authorized budget assigned to the scheduled work to be accomplished for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component






50. The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining team necessary to complete project assignments